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Irene Khan

  1. Australia’s new Aboriginal policy falls short of expectations
    1 month ago

    “Lady, I pay rent to the government for sleeping on a mattress in the desert. I have no home, I don’t have a voice, no one is listening to me or my family,” said a 90 year old Aboriginal elder to Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International. ... Full Article at Thirteen NY Public Television

  2. Nick Cohen on Amnesty and Gita Sahgal
    1 month ago

    Rather, the assertion that human rights don't ‘mean very much' to the poor, the black and the brown who make up the majority of the world's population, fell from the lips of Irene Khan, the new secretary-general of Amnesty International, an... Full Article at Butterflies and Wheels

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    Senior Amnesty International official accuses it of putting rights of jihadis before those of their victims
    1 month ago

    She was recently there, and what seemed to exercise her the most was the declaration that Ahmadiyyas were not legitimate Muslims. One would like Irene Khan to discuss what it was about the redefinition of the status of Ahmadiyyas was so worrying. Why... Full Article at Jihad Watch

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    Salil Shetty will be first Indian to head Amnesty
    1 month ago

    Global human rights watchdog Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty, an Indian who headed the UN Millennium Campaign, as its next secretary-general. Shetty will take over in June 2010, succeeding Irene Khan, who stepped down after eight years... Full Article at Times of India

  5. First Indian head for Amnesty International
    1 month ago

    International has appointed Salil Shetty, an Indian who headed the UN Millennium Campaign, as its next secretary general. Shetty takes over the job in June 2010, succeeding Irene Khan who stepped down after eight years as Amnesty Secretary General Dec... Full Article at Webindia123

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    Indian appointed Amnesty chief for the first time
    1 month ago
    NEW CHALLENGE: Amnesty

    Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty, an Indian who headed the UN Millennium Campaign, as its next Secretary General. Shetty takes over the job in June 2010, succeeding Irene Khan who stepped down after eight years as Amnesty Secretary... Full Article at IBN Live

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    The Unheard Truth -- Poverty and Human Rights
    1 month ago

    October 17th was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. However, a one-day a year acknowledgement doesn't suffice. , a book by Irene Khan, advocates for awareness about what she sees as the indisputable link between the title's two compon Full Article at Huffington Post

  8. Picking up the Pieces of Civil War in Sierra Leone
    2 months ago

    Children listen to Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan on Sept. 23 in Makeni, Sierra Leone. (Photo: Issouf Sanogo/ AFP-Getty Images) "The police stop us all the time. Sometimes they try to take money from us; sometimes they threaten to ar Full Article at Worldpress.org

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A township in Freetown is pictured on September 21, 2009 where Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan (unseen) is campaigning to fight infant mortality -- one of the highest rates in the world. The conflict left Sierra Leone's health care system in tatters, with less than...
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  1. An unidentified resident fetches water from a bowl in a township in Freetown on September 21, 2009 where Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan (unseen) is campaigning to fight infant mortality -- one of the highest rates in the world. The conflict left Sierra Leone's health... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    An unidentified resident fetches water from a bowl in a township in Freetown on September 21, 2009 where Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan (unseen) is campaigning to fight infant mortality -- one of the highest rates in the world. The conflict left Sierra Leone's health...

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  2. A township in Freetown is pictured on September 21, 2009 where Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan (unseen) is campaigning to fight infant mortality -- one of the highest rates in the world. The conflict left Sierra Leone's health care system in tatters, with less than... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    A township in Freetown is pictured on September 21, 2009 where Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan (unseen) is campaigning to fight infant mortality -- one of the highest rates in the world. The conflict left Sierra Leone's health care system in tatters, with less than...

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  3. Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan, addresses a news conference in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, June 18, 2009. Zimbabwe's government has failed to curb human rights abuses, Amnesty International said on Thursday, criticism that may discourage Western donors who want to see... Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

    Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan, addresses a news conference in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, June 18, 2009. Zimbabwe's government has failed to curb human rights abuses, Amnesty International said on Thursday, criticism that may discourage Western donors who want to see...

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  4. Amnesty International secretary general Irene Khan addresses a press conference in Harare at a local hotel on June 18,2009. She said the human rights situation remains precarious in Zimbabwe. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

    Amnesty International secretary general Irene Khan addresses a press conference in Harare at a local hotel on June 18,2009. She said the human rights situation remains precarious in Zimbabwe.

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  5. Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan (C) participates in a demonstration with people from settlements in Nairobi to voice their demand for the right to adequate housing, June 11, 2009. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

    Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan (C) participates in a demonstration with people from settlements in Nairobi to voice their demand for the right to adequate housing, June 11, 2009.

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  6. Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan speaks to the media during a news conference regarding South Korea's human rights in Seoul November 24, 2009. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan speaks to the media during a news conference regarding South Korea's human rights in Seoul November 24, 2009.

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  7. Irene Khan, Amnesty International secretary-general, talks during an interview with Reuters as she tours the sprawling Kibera slums in Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 8, 2009. Millions of people living in Kenya's slums are denied vital services and living under threat of harassment and... Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

    Irene Khan, Amnesty International secretary-general, talks during an interview with Reuters as she tours the sprawling Kibera slums in Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 8, 2009. Millions of people living in Kenya's slums are denied vital services and living under threat of harassment and...

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  8. Irene Khan, Amnesty International secretary-general, walks in an alley as she tours the sprawling Kibera slums in Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 8, 2009. Millions of people living in Kenya's slums are denied vital services and living under threat of harassment and forced eviction, posing... Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

    Irene Khan, Amnesty International secretary-general, walks in an alley as she tours the sprawling Kibera slums in Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 8, 2009. Millions of people living in Kenya's slums are denied vital services and living under threat of harassment and forced eviction, posing...

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  9. Amnesty International (AI) Secretary Irene Khan (C) walks through the sprawling Korogocho slum, on the banks of the heavily polluted Nairobi river, on June 8, 2009. The slum's school, the Korogocho Glory School, built 15 years ago just off the banks of Nairobi River faces demolition... Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

    Amnesty International (AI) Secretary Irene Khan (C) walks through the sprawling Korogocho slum, on the banks of the heavily polluted Nairobi river, on June 8, 2009. The slum's school, the Korogocho Glory School, built 15 years ago just off the banks of Nairobi River faces demolition...

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  10. Amnesty International (AI) Secretary Irene Khan (C) talks to pupils of Korogocho Glory School on the banks of the heavily polluted Nairobi river in the sprawling Korogocho slum on June 8, 2009. Glory School, built 15 years ago just off the banks of Nairobi River faces demolition when... Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

    Amnesty International (AI) Secretary Irene Khan (C) talks to pupils of Korogocho Glory School on the banks of the heavily polluted Nairobi river in the sprawling Korogocho slum on June 8, 2009. Glory School, built 15 years ago just off the banks of Nairobi River faces demolition when...

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  11. Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, speaks at a news conference presenting the organisation's 2009 International Report in central London May 27, 2009. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

    Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, speaks at a news conference presenting the organisation's 2009 International Report in central London May 27, 2009.

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  12. Students peer through a metal sheet barrier to catch a glimpse of visiting Amnesty International (AI) Secretary Irene Khan (unseen) at the Korogocho Glory primary school in the sprawling Korogocho slum on the banks of the heavily polluted Nairobi river on June 8, 2009. Glory School,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

    Students peer through a metal sheet barrier to catch a glimpse of visiting Amnesty International (AI) Secretary Irene Khan (unseen) at the Korogocho Glory primary school in the sprawling Korogocho slum on the banks of the heavily polluted Nairobi river on June 8, 2009. Glory School,...

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  13. Slum children sit next to a water vendor's shop during a visit by Amnesty International (AI) Secretary Irene Khan (unseen) to the sprawling Korogocho slum on the banks of the heavily polluted Nairobi river on June 8, 2009. Korogocho's Glory School, built 15 years ago just off the banks... Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

    Slum children sit next to a water vendor's shop during a visit by Amnesty International (AI) Secretary Irene Khan (unseen) to the sprawling Korogocho slum on the banks of the heavily polluted Nairobi river on June 8, 2009. Korogocho's Glory School, built 15 years ago just off the banks...

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  14. Students of Glory primary school walk home from school past an open sewer line draining into the nearby heavilly polluted Nairobi river during a visit by Amnesty International (AI) Secretary Irene Khan (unseen) to the sprawling Korogocho slum on the banks the Nairobi river on June 8,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

    Students of Glory primary school walk home from school past an open sewer line draining into the nearby heavilly polluted Nairobi river during a visit by Amnesty International (AI) Secretary Irene Khan (unseen) to the sprawling Korogocho slum on the banks the Nairobi river on June 8,...

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  15. Kenyan activists perform before a demonstration in Nairobi June 11, 2009. Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan on Thursday joined people from settlements in Nairobi to voice their demand for the right to adequate housing. Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

    Kenyan activists perform before a demonstration in Nairobi June 11, 2009. Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan on Thursday joined people from settlements in Nairobi to voice their demand for the right to adequate housing.

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